Canada Cannot Break Gravity, But It Can Build Corridors
Canada must build strategic corridors, not simply surrender to US economic gravity.
Defence & Security
9 articles
The US-Iran MoU: Ships First, Nuclear Later
Hormuz may reopen, but nuclear, proxy and maritime risks remain unresolved.
What Canada Should Learn from the UAE, Türkiye and Ukraine
Canada should diversify defence partners and build sovereign industrial capacity at home.
Hormuz as a Live Testbed for Unmanned Warfare: Drones, Sea Robots and the New Maritime Battlespace
Hormuz is becoming a live testbed for drones, sea robots, and escalation.
Gold, Shipping and Sovereignty: Why Canada’s Hope Bay Mine Matters
A gold mine with wider significance Canada’s Arctic has long been defined by distance, high operating costs and a
Private Force at Sea: Floating Armouries, Armed Guards and the New Maritime Security Economy
The return of private maritime security is not only an anti-piracy story. It is a warning that the state’s monopoly over force at sea is being reworked through contracts, floating armouries, weapons licences, insurance demands and commercial risk management.
From Desert Logic to Arctic Strategy
Canada needs Arctic statecraft integrating infrastructure, defence development, industry, and realistic limits.
Pirates Are Only Part of the Problem
Maritime insecurity is widening from piracy and armed robbery to state seizures, military strikes, narcotics interdiction and chokepoint coercion
The Dealmaker’s Trap
Trump’s dealmaking freezes war, preserves leverage, but deepens instability, distrust, and global costs.
Superpower Illusions and Modern Warfare
Modern warfare rewards resilience, adaptation, and layered defence, not merely expensive platforms or superpower status.